The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)

The Poseidon Adventure is a 1972 action/adventure/disaster film about the capsizing of a luxurious ocean liner by a tidal wave and the desperate struggle of a handful of survivors to journey up to the bottom of the hull of the liner before it sinks.

So what resolution should we make for the new year? Resolve to let God know that you have the guts and the will to do it alone. Resolve to fight for yourselves, and for others, for those you love. And that part of God within you will be fighting with you all the way.

[After Belle Rosen dies]: Oh God no, not this woman. Not this woman.

[Looking up to God after Linda Rogo falls to her death and a hot pipe bursts, releasing steam that blocks the survivors' escape]: What more do you want of us? We've come all this way, no thanks to you. We did on our own no help from you. We didn't ask you to fight for us but damn it, don't fight against us! Leave us alone! How many more sacrifices? How much more blood? [Scott jumps off the catwalk, grabs onto the hot valve wheel and starts turning it while hanging on] How many more lives? Belle wasn't enough. Acres wasn't. Now this girl! You want another life? Then take me! [The steam ceases. Scott, still hanging onto the valve wheel, turns to face the suriviors] You can make it, keep going! Rogo, get them through! [He lets go of the wheel and falls into the fire-laden water below].

[To Reverend Scott after Linda has fallen off a catwalk to her death]: You! Preacher! You lyin', murderin' son of a bitch! You almost suckered me in! I started to believe in your promises, that we had a chance! What chance? You took from me the only thing I ever loved in the whole world, my Linda. YOU KILLED HER!! [Rogo breaks down]: You killed her.

Captain Harrison: Joe, what the hell's going on down there? Is there nothing more you can do with those stabilizers?

Chief Engineer Joe: There's nothing wrong with the stabilizers, so there's nothing more I can do with them. Besides I got my hands full with this pump! You know damn well what the trouble is - it's that bastard Linarcos!

Captain Harrison: Would you care to repeat yourself? He's standing right here.

Chief Engineer Joe: Good! I hope he heard me!

Captain Harrison: Alright Joe. Do the best you can until we clear this weather.

Mike Rogo: how is she supposed to swallow that pill, when she can't even swallow water?

Linda Rogo: For Christ's sake, I know what to do with suppositories! Just get them outta here!

Mr. Linarcos: Order Full Ahead, Captain.

Captain Harrison: I have already told you Mr. Linarcos, we don't have enough ballast yet to run at Full Ahead.

Mr. Linarcos: I suggest we talk privately. (Linarcos and the Captain meet separately from the crew) I did not suggest Full Ahead, Captain. As the new owner's representative on this ship, I ordered it!

Captain Harrison: Goddammit man the Poseidon is too fine a lady to be rushed to the junkyard on her last voyage.

Mr. Linarcos: We're already three days behind schedule. And it's costing my consortium thousands of dollars every day to maintain a wrecking crew. I demand we dock Monday night-

Captain Harrison: And I can't afford to gamble with the lives of my passengers!

Mr. Linarcos: Your business is to deliver this ship where we want it, when we want it!

Captain Harrison: Running an unstable ship at full ahead is dangerous!

Mr. Linarcos: I am sure-

Captain Harrison: Especially one as old as this!

Mr. Linarcos: I am sure I don't have to remind you of my legal right to have you relieved of command. Three other officers aboard this ship have their Master's License. Now, order Full Ahead!

Captain Harrison: You irresponsible bastard.

Robin Shelby: Why don't you shove it?

Susan Shelby: [angrily] Don't you ever say that to me again!

Robin Shelby: Shove it! Shove it! Shove it!

Mike Rogo: You know what it means to be picked out from all the people aboard to sit at the Captain's table on New Year's Eve? Well, I'll tell ya what it means. It means that all your worries about those other women looking on ya is a lot of bull.

Linda Rogo: He only invited you because you're a Detective Lieutenant. Why don't you just go without me?

Mike Rogo: And what am I supposed to do at midnight? Kiss the Captain?

Mike Rogo: Why don't you admit the real reason? You're still afraid some bum will recognize you. Well that's pretty stupid! You're out of that business now, you're my wife. You can't keep running around pretending that every guy you bump into is a former customer. Linda, you hear me?!

Linda Rogo: Will you shut up?! I'm busy in here! (Toilet flushes)

Mike Rogo: You weren't even out on the streets that long! How the hell many guys did you know?! You realize how slim the chances are that even one of these characters is on this boat?!

Linda Rogo: (opening the bathroom door) You don't have to shout.

Mike Rogo: I SAID THA-...I said do you realize how slim-

Linda Rogo: I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID! (sitting down on the bed) Mike? I saw a young officer on deck the other day. And he looked pretty damn familiar! Even with his clothes on!

Mike Rogo: So he recognized you. So?

Linda Rogo: But doesn't that bother you?

Mike Rogo: If it bothered me I wouldn't have married you.

Linda Rogo: Well first you arrested me six times!

Mike Rogo: Well I had to figure out some way to keep you off the streets until you married me!

Linda Rogo: [softening] Come here, you lousy cop.

Mike Rogo: This is the first trip since we got married.

Linda Rogo: Yeah, and why we didn't fly, I'll never know.

Reverend Frank Scott: Well, since the Captain put me in charge. let's make a toast.

Linda Rogo: Great. What do we drink to?

Reverend Frank Scott: To love.

Linda Rogo: Here here, to love. [to Mike] To love, dummy!

Mike Rogo: Oh.

(Discussing the approaching wave)

Captain Harrison: It seems to be piling up those shallows... By the way, Happy New Year.

First Officer Larsen: Thank you, sir. Same to you.

Captain Harrison: [returning to the conversation] What's its speed?

First Officer Larsen: 60 knots, sir.

Captain Harrison: It must be mountainous...

(Tidal wave is approaching the ship and the alarms have been sounded)

Captain Harrison: [over intercom to radio room] Sparks!

Wireless Operator: Yes, sir?

Captain Harrison: Get off a Mayday!

Wireless Operator: [puzzled] Mayday, sir?

Captain Harrison: Yes, I said Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!

Linda Rogo: [dazed] Jesus Christ. What happened?

Reverend Frank Scott: We've turned over.

Mike Rogo: Linda, Linda honey, are you all right?

Linda Rogo: Hi... where the hell have you been?

Mike Rogo: Where do you think? Flying around on my ass!

Purser: For God's sake, Reverend, what you're doing is suicide!

Reverend Frank Scott: We're cut off from the rest of the world. They can't get to us. Maybe we can get to them. You've said enough, now get out of the way.

Purser: Pray for us, but don't do this! [to the others] Climbing to another deck will kill you all!

Reverend Frank Scott: And sitting on our butts is not gonna to help us either! Maybe by climbing out of here, we can save ourselves. If you've got any sense, you'll come along with us. [to Rogo] Grab a hold.

Reverend Frank Scott: Through the kitchen and go deeper and deeper in the ship till we reach the hull. That way!

Mike Rogo: Then you just kick out the bottom and we swim ashore, huh?

Linda Rogo: Or maybe you could just yell "This is the police" and it'll open right up!

Mike Rogo: Don't be a smart ass!

(Linda is about to climb up the Christmas tree)

Reverend Frank Scott: Ok Mrs. Rogo, up you go. But you'll have to take off that long gown.

Mike Rogo: Like hell she will!

Reverend Frank Scott: She can't climb in it. It's too tight.

Mike Rogo: She's got nothin' under it!

Linda Rogo: Just panties. What else do I need?

Mike Rogo: What do you mean what else do you need?!

Reverend Frank Scott: Give her your shirt.

Mike Rogo: But...my...

Linda Rogo: Come on.

Mike Rogo: Linda, next time you put something on like I told you to put on!

James Martin: What do I tell I tell the others?

Mike Rogo: Tell them to break out their hymn books and start singing "Nearer My God To Thee"!

Linda Rogo: This is a bunch of crap. We're sinking and nothing's going to keep us from drowning.

Mike Rogo: Keep moving.

Manny Rosen: He's right, Mrs. Rogo, there are air pockets all over the ship.

Linda Rogo: Air pockets?

Manny Rogen: Yes, just because that deck is flooded doesn't mean this one will.

James Martin: You see, Nonnie, everything's gonna be alright. We have a long time to go.

Mike Rogo: Come on, keep moving, keep moving.

Belle Rosen: You see, he's swimming through the corridors and up and down these stairwells, I'm the only one here trained to do things like that!

Linda Rogo: Will you shut up?!

Manny Rosen: Belle, be careful.

Belle Rosen: Manny, you think I'm planning to be careless? [dives in]

Mike Rogo: What the hell does he think she's doing?!

Manny Rosen: Let her go! She knows what she's doing!

(Reverend Scott pulls Mike Rogo up from the water. Nearby lies the lifeless body of Mrs. Rosen, who had just died after saving Scott)

Mike Rogo: What the hell happened? You didn't pull the rope.

Reverend Frank Scott: I got trapped. Mrs. Rosen freed me.

Mike Rogo: Thanks Mrs. Rosen, if it hadn't been for you, none of us...[Scott grabs Rogo's arm, Rogo does a double take and realizes Mrs. Rosen is dead] Aww, Jesus!

Reverend Frank Scott: Go back and tell the others.

Mike Rogo: And what do I tell him?

Reverend Frank Scott: Tell him nothing! Just go back and get him.

Mike Rogo: Ya had a lotta guts, lady... a lotta guts.

(Manny Rosen is embracing his wife's lifeless body and does not want to leave her)

Reverend Frank Scott: Mr. Rosen...look...the last thing she said to me was "Give this to Manny to give to our grandson from both of us." Your place is with the living. If you don't come with us, her death is meaningless. Now come on.

Manny Rosen: All right, you go first. I want to stay with her a little longer.

Reverend Frank Scott: You've got one minute.

James Martin: What kind of a policeman were you? You've done nothing but beef and complain. Always negative, always destructive. Well, now's you're chance to something positive for a change! [tauntingly] Are you quitting, Mr. Rogo? Are you going out with a whimper, on your belly?